Petrolheads share their list of the best-sounding NA engines: Agree?

The list includes everything from a 6-cylinder to a screaming Ferrari V12.

BHPian Mgup564 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Here in Dubai, there is a guy who has a Ferrari and every morning, he starts it up. It's a V8 but a Ferrari V8 sounds so very different to other V8s. Doesn't have that heavy burble that a V8 usually has. And has a most lovely sound. It's a pleasure to hear it every morning. This got me thinking about what could be the best-sounding engines out there.

My personal favourites:

• 180-degree Ferrari V12 from the Ferrari Testarossa/512
• Ferrari V8 from the Ferrari 360/430
• BMW NA inline 6
• Lamborghini V10
• Porsche boxer 6
• BMW F1 V10

Here's what GTO had to say on the matter:

• GT350, old and new
• E46 M3 CSL
• Countach
• 458
• V10 from the Carrera GT

Here's what BHPian GrandTourer had to say on the matter:

Three letters.... LFA

Here's what BHPian ashivas89 had to say on the matter:

How about we turn this thread into one where people mention their favourite sounding engine for every cylinder cylinder count?

Rule:

1. Mention ONLY ONE Engine per cylinder count (to allow others to also chime in)
2. Pick ONE favourite out of all of them and post a video clip of the same

Anoraks can also mention the engine code name to educate us

How about we include forced induction too? @ Mods, could we perhaps modify the title of the thread?

My list:

• 12 Cylinder: Ferrari 6.5 V12 as used in their latest GT's (812, F12 etc.)
• 10 Cylinder: Porsche 5.7L V10 as used in the Carrera GT - I heard one go past me once. I almost wept. Videos and audio clips don't do it justice.
• 8 Cylinder: Maserati 4.7 L V8 as used in the Quattroporte Sport GT S - One of the most soulful sounding V8s ever
• 6 Cylinder: Porsche 4.0 L flat-six from the Porsche GT3 RS- These surround you at the Nurburgring. Manic, is the word that comes to mind.
• 5 Cylinder: Audi 2.5 L I-5 as used in the TTRS and RS3
• 4 Cylinder: Honda 2.0L I4 as used in the S2000
• 3 Cylinder: None

Winner: Porsche 5.7L V10 as used in the Carrera GT

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